Their extended families increased greatly in numbers.
12:29 From Benjamin, Saul’s tribe, 7 there were 3,000, most of whom, up to that time, had been loyal to Saul. 8
1 tn Heb “from God [was] the battle.”
2 tn Heb “many slain fell.”
3 tn Heb “and they lived in place of them until the exile.” The referent of “them” (the Hagrites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Heb “they were serving…with music.”
5 tn Or traditionally “tabernacle.”
6 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
7 tn Heb “from the sons of Benjamin, the brothers of Saul.”
8 tn Heb “and until then, the majority of them were keeping the charge of the house of Saul.”